Store Gmail Email Details in MySQL Database

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Created by

roRosh Ragel

Last edited 115 days ago

This workflow processes emails received in Gmail and saves detailed information about each email to a MySQL database.

Before using, you need to have:

  • Gmail credentials
  • MySQL database credentials
  • A table in your database with the following columns:
    • messageId (Gmail message ID)
    • threadId
    • snippet
    • sender_name (nullable)
    • sender_email
    • recipient_name (nullable)
    • recipient_email
    • subject (nullable)

How it works:

  • The Gmail Trigger listens for new emails (checked every minute).
  • A Code Node extracts the following fields from each email:
    • Sender's name and email
    • Recipient's name and email
  • The MySQL Node inserts the extracted data into your database.
  • If an entry with the same sender email already exists, it updates the record with the new details.

How to use:

  • Make sure your database table has all required columns listed above.
  • Select the appropriate table and configure the matching column (e.g., id) to avoid duplicates.

Customizing this Workflow:

  • You can further modify the workflow to store attachments, timestamps, labels, or any other Gmail metadata as needed.

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